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How much can I borrow, and what will it buy?

Put in your income and savings to see the largest mortgage the ČNB's rules and a typical bank's affordability test allow, and the price that buys. Or start from a price to see the monthly payment. Then see the flats for sale within your budget.

From a shared link: change any figure to make it yours.

What do you want to know?

Who’s buying
The home

27,2 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month25.229 Kč

Mortgage4,7 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
25.229 Kča month
Mortgage
4.732.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 56.065 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
72,8 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.785.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.350.561 Kč
Repaid in all
9.082.561 Kč

Flats for sale up to 6.500.000 Kč

Live from the listings on Bytky: how many flats for sale ask no more than your budget, by layout. Each opens them on the map.

Counting the flats…

What you still owe, year by year

Each year’s payments

Each year’s payments
YearInterestRepaidStill owed
1232.178 Kč70.570 Kč4.661.430 Kč
2228.611 Kč74.137 Kč4.587.293 Kč
3224.863 Kč77.885 Kč4.509.408 Kč
4220.928 Kč81.820 Kč4.427.588 Kč
5216.794 Kč85.954 Kč4.341.634 Kč
6212.449 Kč90.299 Kč4.251.335 Kč
7207.887 Kč94.861 Kč4.156.474 Kč
8203.093 Kč99.655 Kč4.056.819 Kč
9198.058 Kč104.690 Kč3.952.129 Kč
10192.767 Kč109.981 Kč3.842.148 Kč
11187.209 Kč115.539 Kč3.726.609 Kč
12181.372 Kč121.376 Kč3.605.233 Kč
13175.236 Kč127.512 Kč3.477.721 Kč
14168.794 Kč133.954 Kč3.343.767 Kč
15162.023 Kč140.725 Kč3.203.042 Kč
16154.911 Kč147.837 Kč3.055.205 Kč
17147.443 Kč155.305 Kč2.899.900 Kč
18139.594 Kč163.154 Kč2.736.746 Kč
19131.349 Kč171.399 Kč2.565.347 Kč
20122.690 Kč180.058 Kč2.385.289 Kč
21113.588 Kč189.160 Kč2.196.129 Kč
22104.030 Kč198.718 Kč1.997.411 Kč
2393.988 Kč208.760 Kč1.788.651 Kč
2483.437 Kč219.311 Kč1.569.340 Kč
2572.355 Kč230.393 Kč1.338.947 Kč
2660.712 Kč242.036 Kč1.096.911 Kč
2748.482 Kč254.266 Kč842.645 Kč
2835.631 Kč267.117 Kč575.528 Kč
2922.135 Kč280.613 Kč294.915 Kč
307.954 Kč294.915 Kč0 Kč

Read the guide to Czech mortgages for foreigners

How the calculator works

The ČNB sets how much of a home’s value a bank may lend. Banks then test whether you can afford the payments, each its own way. The calculator applies the ČNB’s limits as they stand and a typical affordability test you can change.

What it counts

  • Your income: the payment may take at most a share of your net income, less what other loans already take. The most that payment repays over the term is one limit.
  • Your savings: the purchase costs come out first. The rest must pay the part of the price a bank may not lend: 20 % of the price for most buyers, 10 % under 36, 30 % for a flat to let.
  • For a flat to let, the ČNB also recommends that all your debt stays within 7 times your yearly net income.
  • The lowest limit is what you could borrow, rounded down to the thousand. Add your savings after the purchase costs, and that’s the price you could pay.
  • The payment is a standard annuity: the same amount every month, mostly interest at first and mostly repayment by the end.

What it leaves out

  • The valuation: banks lend against their valuer’s figure, which can come in below the price.
  • Rate changes: the rate is fixed for a few years at a time, then set again. The calculator keeps one rate for the whole term.
  • Bank fees and insurance the bank may ask for. Compare offers by their RPSN, which counts the fees.
  • Each bank’s own checks: your job and residence, your age at the end of the term, the living costs it assumes for your household.
  • Tax relief: interest on a mortgage for your own home lowers your income tax. The rent or buy calculator counts it.

Every starting figure and its source

Verified figures come from the ČNB or the law, checked on the date shown. Assumptions are typical values: change them to yours.

Questions

Questions about Czech mortgages

How much can I borrow for a mortgage in Czechia?

Two things set it. The ČNB caps the loan at 80 % of the home’s value (90 % if you’re under 36 and buying your own home), so your savings decide the most you can borrow. And the bank checks you can afford the payments: a common ceiling is all loan payments at most 45 % of your net income. The lower of the two is what you could borrow.

How big a down payment do I need?

At least 20 % of the value for most buyers, or 10 % if you’re under 36 and buying your own home. For a flat bought to let, the ČNB recommends at least 30 %. The purchase costs, about 17.000 Kč for the cadastre fee and a lawyer, come on top.

Is there a limit on payments against income?

Not a legal one for your own home any more. The ČNB capped loan payments at 45 % of net income (50 % under 36) from April 2022 until July 2023. Banks still test affordability, each its own way, so the calculator uses 45 % as a typical ceiling you can change.

What changes for a flat bought to let?

Since April 2026 the ČNB recommends that a mortgage on a flat to let, or on a third or further home, covers at most 70 % of its value, and that all your debt stays within 7 times your net income for a year. Switch “What it’s for” to a flat to let to apply both.

What interest rate should I put in?

The calculator starts from 4,94 %, the ČNB’s average rate on new housing loans. Your bank’s offer depends on the fixation, the share of the price you borrow and your income. Czech rates are fixed for a few years at a time, so the payment can change when the fixation ends.

Can I get a Czech mortgage as a foreigner?

Usually, yes. The ČNB’s limits are the same for everyone; what differs is each bank’s rules on residence and income. Citizens of the EU living in Czechia are usually treated like Czechs. Our guide to mortgages for foreigners explains what banks ask.

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